YY KK's votes on the list A Comprehensive Reading List for and by Designers

Listopia > YY KK's votes on the list A Comprehensive Reading List for and by Designers (78 Books)

1	Dangerous Curves: Mastering logotype design by Doyald Young 4.56 avg rating — 25 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Elements of Typographic Style by Robert Bringhurst 4.26 avg rating — 9,091 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Ten Commandments of Typography / Type Heresy: Breaking the Ten Commandments of Typography by Paul Felton 3.67 avg rating — 89 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Type Matters! by Jim Williams 4.19 avg rating — 438 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Thinking with Type: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, and Students by Ellen Lupton 4.12 avg rating — 12,653 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Designing for the Digital Age: How to Create Human-Centered Products and Services by Kim Goodwin 4.15 avg rating — 689 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Living With Complexity by Donald A. Norman 3.86 avg rating — 966 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman 4.15 avg rating — 48,637 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Damn Good Advice (For People with Talent!): How To Unleash Your Creative Potential by America's Master Communicator, George Lois by George Lois 3.81 avg rating — 4,328 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Herb Lubalin American Graphic Designer 1918—81 by Adrian Shaughnessy 4.50 avg rating — 16 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	George Nelson: Architect, Writer, Designer, Teacher by Stanley Abercrombie (Contributor) 4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Saul Bass: A Life in Film and Design by Jennifer Bass 4.57 avg rating — 321 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Dieter Rams: As Little Design as Possible by Sophie Lovell 4.39 avg rating — 379 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Kern and Burn: Conversations With Design Entrepreneurs by Tim Hoover 4.17 avg rating — 75 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 1,383,821 ratings YY added it to currently-reading See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Jony Ive: The Genius Behind Apple's Greatest Products by Leander Kahney 3.98 avg rating — 7,388 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Vignelli Canon by Massimo Vignelli (contributor) 4.41 avg rating — 922 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Manual (Issue 1) by Andy McMillan (Editor) 4.40 avg rating — 50 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	The Manual (Issue 2) by Carolyn Wood (Editor) 4.35 avg rating — 23 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The Manual (Issue 3) by Carolyn Wood 4.34 avg rating — 29 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Design Forward: Creative Strategies for Sustainable Change by Hartmut Esslinger (Editor) 4.06 avg rating — 35 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Design Is The Problem: The Future of Design Must Be Sustainable by Nathan Shedroff 3.86 avg rating — 145 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Obey the Giant: Life in the Image World by Rick Poynor 4.23 avg rating — 70 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	World Without Words by Michael Evamy 3.95 avg rating — 21 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions by Dan Ariely 4.12 avg rating — 132,732 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	The Craft of Words, Part One: Macrocopy (Pocket Guides, #3) by The Standardistas 3.64 avg rating — 39 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	A Pocket Guide to the Craft of Words, Part 2: Microcopy by Christopher Murphy 3.72 avg rating — 32 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life by Twyla Tharp 4.10 avg rating — 43,121 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman 4.17 avg rating — 609,476 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Geek-Art: Une Anthologie, Art, Design, Illustrations & Sabres-Laser by Thomas Olivri 4.21 avg rating — 145 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	The Icon Handbook by John Hicks 4.06 avg rating — 127 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Logo Creed: The Mystery, Magic, and Method Behind Designing Great Logos by Bill Gardner 4.08 avg rating — 37 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Logo Design Love: A Guide to Creating Iconic Brand Identities by David Airey (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 4,259 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Symbol by Angus Hyland 4.35 avg rating — 228 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Design Is a Job by Mike Monteiro 4.22 avg rating — 5,068 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Drawn to Business by William a Beachy 3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	It's Not How Good You Are, It's How Good You Want To Be by Paul Arden 3.62 avg rating — 18,409 ratings YY rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration by Ed Catmull 4.20 avg rating — 105,005 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Manage Your Day-to-Day: Build Your Routine, Find Your Focus, and Sharpen Your Creative Mind (The 99U Book Series) by Jocelyn K. Glei (Goodreads Author) (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 29,281 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Remote: Office Not Required by David Heinemeier Hansson 3.80 avg rating — 14,154 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Don't Make Me Think, Revisited: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability by Steve Krug (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 31,030 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	About Face 3: The Essentials of Interaction Design by Alan Cooper 4.07 avg rating — 3,533 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Interaction Design: Beyond Human-Computer Interaction by Jennifer Jackson Preece 3.71 avg rating — 793 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Product Design for the Web: Principles of Designing & Releasing Web Products by Randy J. Hunt 3.76 avg rating — 278 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Simple and Usable Web, Mobile, and Interaction Design by Giles Colborne 4.04 avg rating — 773 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Designing for Emotion by Aaron Walter 3.96 avg rating — 2,668 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Designing With the Mind in Mind: Simple Guide to Understanding User Interface Design Rules by Jeff Johnson 4.10 avg rating — 1,586 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	The Animator's Survival Kit by Richard Williams 4.41 avg rating — 8,130 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Rastersysteme für die visuelle Gestaltung by Josef Muller-Brockmann 4.13 avg rating — 4,375 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	Design, Form, and Chaos by Paul Rand 4.21 avg rating — 265 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Data Points: Visualization That Means Something by Nathan Yau 3.83 avg rating — 534 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Form+Code in Design, Art, and Architecture by Casey Reas 4.11 avg rating — 302 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Graphic Design Before Graphic Designers: The Printer as Designer and Craftsman: 1700-1914 by David Jury 4.46 avg rating — 24 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	How To Be a Graphic Designer Without Losing Your Soul by Adrian Shaughnessy 3.98 avg rating — 5,026 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Meggs' History of Graphic Design by Philip B. Meggs 4.14 avg rating — 2,852 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	Drawing Ideas: A Hand-Drawn Approach for Better Design by Mark Baskinger 4.14 avg rating — 109 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	90 Degrees: An Experience About Knolling by Andrew Kim 4.11 avg rating — 18 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	Designing Brand Identity by Alina Wheeler 4.12 avg rating — 2,729 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Designing Design by Kenya Hara 4.49 avg rating — 994 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	Designing News: Changing the World of Editorial Design and Information Graphics by Francesco Franchi 4.34 avg rating — 119 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	Geometric Makes Me Happy by Index Book 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	Interaction of Color by Josef Albers 3.89 avg rating — 16,319 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	Just Enough Research by Erika Hall (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 2,151 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	Notes on the Synthesis of Form by Christopher W. Alexander 4.07 avg rating — 766 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	The Shape of Design by Frank Chimero 3.91 avg rating — 1,189 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	Sass for Web Designers by Dan Cederholm 4.17 avg rating — 361 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	Universal Principles of Design by William Lidwell 4.16 avg rating — 5,893 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	Art as Therapy by Alain de Botton (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 4,757 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	The Noble Approach: Maurice Noble and the Zen of Animation Design by Tod Polson 4.60 avg rating — 207 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	Scripts: Elegant Lettering from Design's Golden Age by Steven Heller 4.32 avg rating — 299 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	Designing with Web Standards by Jeffrey Zeldman (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 2,093 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	Responsive Web Design by Ethan Marcotte (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 3,629 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	Creativity For Sale: How I Made $1,000,000 Wearing T-Shirts and How You Can Turn Your Passion Into Profit, Too by Jason SurfrApp (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 156 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
74	Execute by Josh Long 3.42 avg rating — 142 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75	The Good Creative by Paul Jarvis (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 193 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
76	Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative by Austin Kleon (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 347,772 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77	Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered by Austin Kleon (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 63,421 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
78	Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation by Steven Johnson (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 15,675 ratings YY added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars